This week we're revisiting our conversation with Pastor Dave Ripper about how Dallas Willard experienced Scripture … that God used to form him in Christ-likeness

This week on Church in Action, Charles Galda is talking with Dr. Colleen Kim. Colleen's an educator, leadership coach, and creator of the Refresh Network hub of podcasts. She works with young people, and she has done dissertation work on volunteers and how they work in the church world and other organizations. She'll be sharing her learnings with us. 

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Tune in to Church in Action this week as Pastor Clyde Talley of Belmont AME in Zion shares what he is seeing God do on the ground in Worcester, both in his church and as a leader of the Black Clergy Alliance. 

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🎙️ Podcast Drop: Part 2 is Here!

What happens when pastors stop competing and start becoming friends? 👀
 In part two of our conversation with Pastor Sergio Perez, we dive into how unity, friendship, and humility have fueled decades of collaboration among church leaders—just like Jesus prayed for in John 17.

From the early days of COPAHNI to powerful stories of pastors finding support, renewal, and shared vision, this episode is a reminder that we’re better together. 🤝✨

🎧 Listen in and be encouraged by what God can do when leaders choose unity over isolation.

🌍 From Guatemala to Greater Boston—God’s call, a bold vision, and a movement of unity.

On this episode of Church in Action, host Charles Galda sits down with Sergio Perez, pastor of Harvest Ministries and founder of COPAHNI. Sergio shares his remarkable journey of faith, obedience, and how God led him to help unite Hispanic pastors across New England for the sake of regional renewal.

🎧 Don’t miss this powerful conversation about calling, friendship, repentance, and why revival is meant for an entire region—not just one church.

Listen now and be inspired to pursue unity for the sake of the gospel.

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What happens when churches stop competing and start trusting one another? In part two of this conversation, Kevin McBride joins host Charles Galda to explore how unity movements actually work—and why consistency, presence, and collaboration can transform a community.

If you care about churches working together for the good of their cities, this episode will challenge and encourage you. Listen now to Church in Action, produced by Vision New England.

On this episode of Church in Action, host Charles Galda talks with Rev. Kevin McBride, pastor of Raymond Baptist Church, about collaboration, longevity, and why unity isn’t just another task—it’s the lens for faithful ministry.

Rooted in decades of experience and New England–specific research, this conversation offers wisdom for pastors and leaders committed to building trust, working together, and serving their communities for the long haul. 

Part 2 of our conversation is here. What if church wasn’t about getting bigger, but about becoming faithful together? In this episode, Pastor Bobby Warrenburg shares how the North Shore Gospel Partnership is helping churches shift from competition to collaboration, from counting attendance to forming disciples, from addition to multiplication, and from simply gathering people to equipping and mobilizing them for everyday life. It’s a hopeful and challenging vision for pastors and leaders who long to see real transformation in their communities—not in isolation, but together. Listen in and be encouraged by what God is doing on the North Shore.

What happens when churches stop competing and start collaborating?

This week, Charles Galda sits down with Bobby Warrenburg, pastor of North Shore Community Baptist Church, to talk about the vision behind the North Shore Gospel Partnership—a growing movement of churches working together so more people have access to Jesus.

From global ministry experience to local gospel partnership, this is a hopeful and practical conversation about unity, mission, and rethinking what success in ministry really looks like.

🎧 Listen now—and join us next week for Part 2!

We’re re-sharing one of our most engaging Church in Action conversations—an interview that sparked so much interest, we had to bring it back.

Join Charles Galda as he sits down with Rev. Dr. J. Anthony Lloyd to talk about courageous faith, leadership in complex times, mental health, family, and what the Church needs to have on its radar right now.

This is a rich, timely conversation for pastors, ministry leaders, and anyone seeking to live out their faith with wisdom and courage.

🎧 Listen now and be encouraged for the season ahead.